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Monday, March 24, 2014

I seriously have the best family all around. This aunt is amazing, I was lucky enough to live with her an entire summer and nanny her two darling boys (my cousins). I learned many health tips from her that summer and gave me a HUGE love for yoga. I love her fashion, workouts, eating styles, and of course her! I begged her to share some secrets with us.

1. What is your workout schedule?

My workout schedule goes something like this: Monday, Treadmill and weights. Tuesday, Flywheel which is a high intensity spin class. Wednesday, Bar Method which is an an aerobic exercise that uses body weight and high reps to tone each major muscle group. Thursday, Yoga and if I feel like another workout it would be another Flywheel class.

2. What are your favorite workouts?

My favorite workouts are yoga and bar method, I have never been a person who loves aerobic exercises but I know they are necessary for me to keep weight off.

3.What benefits do you see from working out?

I see weight loss and muscle tone. After a certain age women loose muscle mass so it is essential to lift weights.

4. What workout gives you the best results?

I would say that the combination of my workouts gives me the best results. They all do different but specific things. I need the aerobic for keeping weight off, I need weight lifting and Bar Method to tone my muscles and I need yoga to keep me flexible and my muscles long and stretched.

5. How does it fit into your busy schedule and family life?

I fit my workouts in after I take my kids to school. All of my classes are at 8:30. This gives me time to get home and showered and start the rest of my day.

6. What helps you stay motivated?

I stay motivated by the way I feel and look when working out. I just don't feel healthy when I don't stay in shape.

7. what gets you out moving when you really just don't want to?

Sheer will power. On the other hand sometimes I take a day off, I just make sure it doesn't become a habit.

8. what healthy eating habits do you follow?

I almost never eat fast food or packaged food. I am lucky to have a restaurant (Shin Sei GO EAT HERE) that has very healthy and delicious choices.

If you have not tried Yoga or Bar Method...make it a goal to go and try. They are amazing! Also, if you have not eaten at Shin Sei in Dallas, seriously next time you go..it is a MUST! Thanks for the awesome tips Lynae!!!

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

I think back to when I was breast-feeding a new born baby. All I remember is being hungry ALL the time and never having time to eat. I needed easy healthy snacks that were easy to grab and go!

This list of EASY healthy and yummy snacks is going to save your life. Whether you have a newborn, tons of work, crazy family life, or just don't enjoy prepping foods. Many friends and family have shared these great recipes with me and I have LOVED them.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Sometimes it can be hard to sit down and write down SMART goals even when we know how goals can help us achieve what we want. Here is a easy tic tac toe format to help all of us have fun setting and achieving goals.

Here is how it works. Get a diagram and fill in each slot with 9 small goals that will help you reach your big goal. As you achieve one "X" or "O" it off. When you get three in a row, you get to reward yourself. Whether that is a pedicure, or a sleep in day is up to you. Continue till the entire sheet is marked off.

Try putting more than just exercise goals. You can put a work, emotional, eating, exercising, family, etc. Try it! I know it will be fun and spice up your month :).

Drink your water (8 C) 5 entire days!

Try a new workout this week.

Do something nice for a family member.

Exercise six days this week!

Sunday Stretches.

Do 10 intervals at goal pace.

1 day of ONLY positive thinking (start over if a negative lasts
longer than 20 sec).

Monday, January 20, 2014

Three of my aunts decided to come down to Vegas to have some fun and workout in the sun! We are very excited to see them. One of my aunts mentioned the long drive is going to take away twelve hours of exercise. Soo I was inspired to give them a car workout. As silly as these exercises may seem, they have great benefit and a huge up from just sitting and slouching that entire time.

Repeat these every hour of your next road trip.

Number one rule: the driver cannot participate. Focus on tightening core and sitting with good posture the entire duration of the workouts. Shoot for the entire drive:).

1. Knee highs. Alternate lifting your knees as high as you can. Do this 30 times each leg.

2. Take arms and push back into chair, holding for thirty seconds. Have arms bent at elbows.

3. With elbows bent like chicken wings, lift arms up to shoulder height and down again thirty times.

4. Thirty upward arm punches each arm.

5. Use opposite arm to resist moving arm as you try to pull it into body. Hold thirty seconds.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Alright ya'all! If you don't feel like you have time to exercise, these will SAVE your life. There are MANY more of these simple ways to add more movement to your life. These area few to spark your creativity and show you just how easy and good it is for you to do something this little everyday. You will be amazed at the benefits you see. Seriously. Just try one!

I LOVE food and exercise logging. Here is a basic format for all you people starting new goals or just continuing good habits!

FOUR reasons I love logging:
1-It helps you realize what you are putting into your body
2- It helps you focus on getting the good stuff in!
3- It helps you see patterns in your exercising (to help your workouts be extra successful)
4- It is encouraging to look back at them and see all of your awesome work!

*I starred my favorite and most important parts of the logging. Don't skip those boxes!!

NAME:

*GOAL:

Date:

*Time:

Type:

Reps:

Weight:

Distance:

Speed:

*How did you feel:

More exercise details (you can add times to when you eat, make sure to put how much of each food)

About Me

I have a Masters of Science degree from Utah State University in Corporate Wellness and a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science. I have exercised my entire life and LOVE IT!
I love educating people on exercise and helping them meet their goals. I have worked with children, cancer, pregnancy
, heart patients, athletes, along with the general population.